Woltlab Burning Board up to 4.0.0 jgs_galerie_slideshow.php katid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Woltlab Burning Board up to 4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file jgs_galerie_slideshow.php. The manipulation of the argument katid leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-0927. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Woltlab Burning Board up to 4.0.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file jgs_galerie_slideshow.php. The manipulation of the argument katid with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the JGS-XA JGS-Gallery Addon 4.0.0 and earlier for Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) 2.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) userid parameter in (a) jgs_galerie_slideshow.php and (b) jgs_galerie_scroll.php, and the (2) katid parameter in (c) jgs_galerie_slideshow.php.

The weakness was released 02/28/2006 by Mustafa Can Bjorn (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0927 since 02/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:jgs_galerie_slideshow.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24888), Exploit-DB (27307) and SecurityFocus (BID 16810†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: woltlab.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mustafa Can Bjorn
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28931
X-Force: 24888 - WoltLab Burning Board JGS-Gallery MOD cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16810 - JGS-Gallery Module Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 12/24/2025 13:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (49), 09/09/2017 05:40 (7), 12/24/2025 13:01 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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